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Books and Authors

A Good Read: Jane Hill & Derek Owusu

Books and Authors

BBC

Society & Culture, Books

4.2824 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The news presenter and the author both talk about the books they've chosen

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0:00.0

You're about to listen to a BBC podcast, but this is about something else you might enjoy.

0:05.4

My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

0:10.8

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

0:17.5

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to

0:22.4

helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all put

0:28.3

together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life,

0:35.0

check out BBC Sounds.

0:41.3

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:46.8

Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert. Thank you for downloading a good read, the podcasts,

0:51.1

where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them.

0:54.2

We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here. Hello, today I'm joined by the BBC News at one presenter Jane Hill,

1:00.8

who's reported for TV news on such high-profile stories as the terrorist attack at London Bridge,

1:05.8

the Grenfell Tower Fire, the US presidential elections, the disappearance of Madeline McCann in Portugal.

1:13.0

Among much else, Jane also hosts a film review with Mark Komode.

1:17.3

With her is the writer Derek O'Wuzu, whose first novel, That Reminds Me, won last year's

1:22.7

Desmond Elliott Prize.

1:24.4

Derek's also editor of the anthology, Safe on Black British Men reclaiming space,

1:29.5

to which along with such writers as Cautier Newland, he also contributed. Jane Hill, would

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you start us off with your choice of good read? What is it? Thank you, Harriet. Hello, Harriet,

1:40.7

and Derek. Really, really lovely to be with you. I've chosen the suspicions of Mr.

1:45.6

Witcher by Kate Somerscale. And one of the things I love about this book is that it's actually

1:50.6

really hard to categorise because it reads like a crime novel, like a piece of detective fiction,

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